Best Episodes
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman was a show that focused on Dr. Mike, a woman doctor in a time when that was unheard of. It started with her journey to Colorado Springs to be the town's physician after her father's death in 1868. The show focused around the town that she loved, treated and it also focused on the three children, Matthew (Chad Allen), Colleen (Erika Flores, later Jessica Bowman) and Brian Cooper (Shawn Toovey), whom she had to raise after their mother died from a rattle snake bite. In the later years, the show focused on Dr. Mike and Sully (Joe Lando) who got married and had a daughter towards the end of the shows successful run.
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Colleen and Brian run away to keep their father from taking them away from Dr. Mike and Sully. After they are found it's discovered Colleen has developed pneumonia. Dr. Mike realizes she has to let them go to save them.
The episode was rated 7.67 from 18 votes.
Loren plans a trip to Bolivia to prove he is not getting old; Brian seeks to prove his courage by camping out alone. The two become inadvertent allies as they battle the advances of a hungry bear. Also, Jake and Hank's practical jokes get out of hand, culminating in injuries to them both, until they agree to make up.
The episode was rated 7.71 from 24 votes.
Brian rescues a man from a trap who has horrific burns to his face from a train crash. Michaela decides to perform reconstructive surgery to repair his face.
The episode was rated 7.71 from 21 votes.
The town of Colorado Springs is preparing for the an event of a lifetime, the marriage of Sully and Dr Mike. Unexpected guests include Elizabeth Quinn and Rebecca and Marjorie. Dr Mike's mother and 2 sisters. They have brought with them enough Boston finery to pull off a splendid society wedding. Meanwhile Gen Custer has put out a bounty on Cloud Dancing which could interfere with the wedding.
The episode was rated 7.73 from 22 votes.
Dr. Mike and Sully go to Reverend Johnson for a honest discussion regarding their upcoming marriage. After originally agreeing they have no conflicts, the couple begin reliving their past difficulties since they first met.
The episode was rated 7.74 from 19 votes.
Dr. Mike convinces Robert E to take a job fixing a train boiler, then finds out it is a dangerous job.
The episode was rated 7.82 from 17 votes.
Ah abrasive Dr. John Porter arrives in town after hearing of the discovery of dinosaur bones. After learning they were found in a sacred Indian burial ground, he proceeds to spoil grave sites under the protection of the US Army. Cloud Dancing and the Cheyenne retaliate by taking the remains of the white settlers.
The episode was rated 7.83 from 12 votes.
Loren's sister, Miss Olive, has died and bequeathed her cattle to Matthew who, along with Dr. Mike, Sully, Colleen, Brian, Loren, Robert E, and Grace, attempts to bring the cattle back to a ranch near Colorado Springs.
The episode was rated 7.83 from 18 votes.
When Dr. Mike and Sully hear there is trouble for the Cheyenne at their new home, they travel there with Cloud Dancing only to find the whole tribe was massacred. Dr. Mike is devastated after the massacre because she felt she should have stopped it.
The episode was rated 7.88 from 16 votes.
When Dr. Mike becomes the substitute school teacher, the town gets upset when she teaches the children about evolution.
The episode was rated 8.00 from 17 votes.
Dr. Mike has a hard time accepting Dorothy's decision not to have the surgery that will save her life. Jake tries to escape the two men who kidnapped him.
The episode was rated 8.07 from 14 votes.
Bolstered by the long-awaited arrival of the railroad, the citizens of Colorado Springs busily prepare for the biggest social event in the town's history, the wedding of Dr. Mike and Sully. The first train carries some surprise visitors, Dr. Mike's mother, Elizabeth, and sisters Marjorie and Rebecca, who have unexpectedly traveled all the way from Boston for the occasion. However, their elaborate wedding plans threaten to ride roughshod over the townsfolk's more homespun arrangements. Sully, meanwhile, is crestfallen to learn that Gen. Custer has placed a bounty on the head of his close friend Cloud Dancing, who he had planned to have as his Best Man.
The episode was rated 8.08 from 25 votes.
The Cattle Drive continues with various difficulties to overcome including conflicts between Matthew and Sully, cattle rustlers, hungry Indians, and a prairie fire. Dr. Mike delivers a calf, and Sully helps her clean up afterwards.
The episode was rated 8.10 from 20 votes.
Colleen and Brian's biological father Ethan returns to town with a new wife, intending to take the children away from Dr. Quinn. The children don't want to go but a court hearing seems to work against the Sully and Dr. Mike, who they consider their parents.
The episode was rated 8.20 from 20 votes.
Dr. Mike and Sully convince Chief Black Kettle that he should move his starving people to a new reservation. Dr. Mike and Sully are both working on wedding presents for each other.
The episode was rated 8.67 from 18 votes.
